The NBA announced Monday morning that Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for Week 14 after averaging 29.3 points on 53 percent shooting from the field, 52 percent shooting from three and 100 percent shooting from the free throw line, 5.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists in three games last week. Portland won all three of those contests, which surely went a long way toward the 6-3 point guard out of Weber State collecting the fourth Player of the Week honor of his career.
That 3-0 record also helped the Trail Blazers move up in most of the power rankings this week, though that wasn't the case across the board, and considering how inconsistent they've been all season, it's hard to argue too much with those who weren't especially impressed with their performance last week.